diff --git a/models/resources/processing/processing.go b/models/resources/processing/processing.go
index 61503ed..4a22dc0 100644
--- a/models/resources/processing/processing.go
+++ b/models/resources/processing/processing.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type ProcessingResource struct {
 	Arguments   []string            `bson:"arguments,omitempty" json:"arguments,omitempty"`
 	Environment []map[string]string `bson:"environment,omitempty" json:"environment,omitempty"` // a key/value struct is what ressembles the most a NAME=VALUE struct
 
-	ExecutionRequirements ExecutionRequirementsModel `json:"execution_requirements,omitempty"`
+	ExecutionRequirements *ExecutionRequirementsModel `json:"execution_requirements,omitempty"`
 
 	Price   uint   `bson:"price,omitempty" json:"price,omitempty"`
 	License string `bson:"license,omitempty" json:"license,omitempty"`
diff --git a/models/resources/workflow/workflow_mongo_accessor.go b/models/resources/workflow/workflow_mongo_accessor.go
index 84df1d3..dbb7dc6 100644
--- a/models/resources/workflow/workflow_mongo_accessor.go
+++ b/models/resources/workflow/workflow_mongo_accessor.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (wfa *WorkflowResourceMongoAccessor) CopyOne(data utils.DBObject) (utils.DB
 		return wfa.GenericStoreOne(data, wfa)
 	} else {
 		data.(*WorkflowResource).UUID = res.GetID()
-		return wfa.GenericUpdateOne(data.Serialize(), res.GetID(), wfa)
+		return wfa.GenericUpdateOne(data, res.GetID(), wfa)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/models/utils/abstracts.go b/models/utils/abstracts.go
index 5c460c0..23d0cc9 100644
--- a/models/utils/abstracts.go
+++ b/models/utils/abstracts.go
@@ -65,8 +65,17 @@ func (dma *AbstractAccessor) GenericDeleteOne(id string, accessor Accessor) (DBO
 	return res, 200, nil
 }
 
-func (dma *AbstractAccessor) GenericUpdateOne(set interface{}, id string, accessor Accessor) (DBObject, int, error) {
-	id, code, err := mongo.MONGOService.UpdateOne(set, id, accessor.GetType())
+func (dma *AbstractAccessor) GenericUpdateOne(set DBObject, id string, accessor Accessor) (DBObject, int, error) {
+	changeMap := set.Serialize()
+	r, c, err := accessor.LoadOne(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, c, err
+	}
+	original := r.Serialize()
+	for k, v := range changeMap {
+		original[k] = v
+	}
+	id, code, err := mongo.MONGOService.UpdateOne(set.Deserialize(original), id, accessor.GetType())
 	if err != nil {
 		dma.Logger.Error().Msg("Could not update " + id + " to db. Error: " + err.Error())
 		return nil, code, err